In an interview in the July issue of Golf Magazine, Ernie Els said David Feherty's jokes about Els's putting stroke were "a low blow" and called the CBS Sports analyst a "shock jock."

Feherty made the comments about Els at the Tavistock Cup, a hit-and-giggle exhibition in Orlando in March featuring several top pros, including Tiger Woods. Els had missed a couple of short putts in the final holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which prevented him from qualifying for this year's Masters. The next day at the Tavistock Cup, Feherty introduced Els to the gallery on the first tee by saying that Els would be “putting with a live rattlesnake.”

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"I've known David for a long time, but for him to have said that was totally shocking and -- well, not out of character, because he tries to shock the world all the time, but it was a low blow," Els told Golf Magazine. "It wasn't a gentlemanly think to do. I wouldn't have done that.

"It made the whole group very uncomfortable for the first few holes -- it was a very (crummy) feeling," Els continued. “It wasn't a very classy move, but then again it's how he makes his living these days. He's kind of a shock jock.”

At the same event, Feherty also said that people had always wondered how Els lost with his beautiful swing and that “now we know.”